| Striped flying barb | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Esomus |
| Species: | E. lineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Esomus lineatus Ahl, 1923 | |
The striped flying barb (Esomus lineatus) is a species of cyprinid. It is found in Bangladesh (where it is found in the mouth of the Ganges River), India, and Sri Lanka. Esomus metallicus is also sometimes known as the striped flying barb.
It grows to 6 cm (2.4 in) total length.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Esomus lineatus". FishBase. February 2022 version.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Esomus lineatus | |
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